The USDA have released the first quarter results of their crack down on retailers exchanging Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for cash. More than 350 stores have been permanently excluded from the scheme and over 225 have had been fined or have been temporarily disqualified. However, the USDA state…
The audit evaluated whether the official controls system for poultry meat products destined for export to the EU can provide equivalent public health guarantees to those required by EU legislation. The report concludes that there at least is a control system in place covering the production chain of poultry meat…
The objectives of the audit were to evaluate the system of official plant health controls and the certification of citrus fruit for export to the European Union (EU). This may be of special interest after health hazard claims against oranges from Brazil by the USDA. The system in place for…
The EFSA Panel on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO Panel) and the EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW Panel) were asked by the European commission to report on food or feed consisting of or produced from genetically modified animals and on the welfare and health of these animals. In…
The Food Standards Agency has been notified by the Health Protection Agency about an outbreak of Salmonella Newport that has infected 30 people in the UK. Watermelon has been identified as a possible vector but it is too early to say with confidence. One person who was infected has died…
Risk Managers in the food industry have a good chance to give their opinion regarding improvements on risk assessment: On 27 February 2012, the three non-food scientific committees advising the European Commission will organise a hearing on the pre-consultation opinion concerning improvement of risk assessment in line with the needs…
Cocoa may help to reduce the colon cancer risk. It is supposed to be an excellent source of phytochemical compounds, which offer potential health benefits. Scientists from the Institute of Food Science and Technology and Nutrition (ICTAN) recently published a new study in the ‘Molecular Nutrition & Food Research’ journal….
Belarus is listed as a country eligible for export of heat treated milk-based products to the European Union (EU). There are currently no establishments listed for export to the European Union (EU) and the country is not authorised to export any dairy products intended for human consumption to the EU….
Researchers at the Agricultural Research Station, Fort Valley State University have published a paper on using low voltage alternating electrical current to reduce E.coli 0157 on the surface of beef. This follows their paper published in February last year on using direct current for the same purposes.
The European Fruit Juice Association (AIJN) issued a statement in response to the reports in the press regarding Carbendazim residues in orange juice. The residual levels found in the Brazilian orange juice are 10 ppb. To put it in perspective, the maximal residual amount allowed for Carbendazim in the EU…
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